The House of the Seven Gables Author: Nathaniel HawthorneChapters: 21Categories: Novel, Gothic fiction, Horror fiction, Historical Fiction, Domestic Fiction In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The House of Seven Gables, Matthew Maule builds a house in Salem, Massachusetts that Colonel Pyncheon wants. To get it, he falsely accuses Maule of witchcraft and has him tried and convicted during the Salem witch trials. Read Now